To Easter and Beyond!
April 2022 Issue
About the author — Douglas MacLeod
Rev. Douglas MacLeod is a church pastor in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has served as a pastor for over 36 years with five congregations in Michigan and Iowa. He and Cathy, his wife of 40+ years, are grateful for their three children and four grandchildren.
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On the Road to Jerusalem
Douglas MacLeod
Mark 8:31-38
“Whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.”Read →
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Astonished and Afraid
Douglas MacLeod
Mark 10:32-37
The disciples were astonished, while those who followed were afraid.Read →
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This Would Be Hard
Douglas MacLeod
Mark 10:32-34
He took the Twelve aside and told them what was going to happen to him.Read →
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Are You Able?
Douglas MacLeod
Mark 10:35-40
“Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?”Read →
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The Son of Man Came to Serve
Douglas MacLeod
Mark 10:41-45
“Even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom...Read →
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“Have Mercy on Me”
Douglas MacLeod
Mark 10:46-52
“Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”Read →
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Jesus Is Calling
Douglas MacLeod
Mark 10:46-50
“Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.”Read →
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“What Do You Want Me to Do for You?”
Douglas MacLeod
Mark 10:49-52
“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.”Read →
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The Gospel in a Nutshell
Douglas MacLeod
Mark 10:46-52
Throwing his cloak aside, [the blind man] jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.Read →
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Say, “The Lord Needs It”
Douglas MacLeod
Mark 11:1-10
“If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it. . . .’”Read →
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“It Was Already Late”
Douglas MacLeod
Mark 11:11
Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went...Read →
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He Ended the Temple Sacrifice
Douglas MacLeod
Mark 11:15-19
Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the...Read →
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By What Authority?
Douglas MacLeod
Mark 11:27-33
“By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked.Read →
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“This Is My Body”
Douglas MacLeod
Mark 14:12-16, 22-26
Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take it; this...Read →
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“Surely This Man Was the Son of God!”
Douglas MacLeod
Mark 15:33-39
When the centurion . . . saw how [Jesus] died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”Read →
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Laid in the Tomb
Douglas MacLeod
Mark 15:40-47
Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out...Read →
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“You Are Looking for Jesus”
Douglas MacLeod
Mark 16:1-8
“Don’t be alarmed. . . . You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not...Read →
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“He Has Risen!”
Douglas MacLeod
1 Corinthians 15:12-17
If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.Read →
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“He Is Not Here”
Douglas MacLeod
Mark 16:1-8
“Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here.”...Read →
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You Are Who God Says You Are
Douglas MacLeod
2 Corinthians 5:16-6:2
If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! . . . Now...Read →
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Tell Peter!
Douglas MacLeod
Mark 16:6-7
“Go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he...Read →
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At the Resurrection of the Righteous
Douglas MacLeod
Luke 14:12-14
“You will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”Read →
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Children of the Resurrection
Douglas MacLeod
Luke 20:27-38
“They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection.”Read →
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A Hopeful Curiosity
Douglas MacLeod
Acts 17:24-32
When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some of them sneered, but others said, “We want to hear you again...Read →
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Resurrection Bodies
Douglas MacLeod
1 Corinthians 15:35-44
“How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?”Read →
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A Resurrection Like His
Douglas MacLeod
Romans 6:1-7
If we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a...Read →
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Breaking the Barrier
Douglas MacLeod
1 Corinthians 15:20-23
Since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.Read →
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An Imperishable Body
Douglas MacLeod
1 Corinthians 15:42-44
With the resurrection of the dead . . . the body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable. . . .Read →
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A Living Hope
Douglas MacLeod
1 Peter 1:3-7
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth...Read →
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